TVx3 E302: Jessica the Undateable Telenovela Master

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On episode 302, Jason (@theTVaholic) and Amrie (@mytakeontv) are joined by Kyle Nolan (@kyool) from NoReruns.net (@NoReruns) talk some news and then discuss the first seasons of Marvel's Jessica Jones and Master of None, recent episodes of Fresh Off the Boat and Undateable, and the series premiere of Telenovela. Plus, a brief reality check and some TV recommendations at the end. (Start times of each segment)

News (00:01:40)

We talked about the following eight TV news stories:

• Samurai Jack Heading Back To Adult Swim In 2016
• Amazon Makes A Bid For Cord Cutters, Adds Showtime, Starz And More Streaming Partners To Prime – Try Amazon Prime Free for 30 Days
• AMC's Into the Badlands Renewed for Season 2, Says Daniel Wu
• Crackle Renews Dennis Quaid's The Art of More for Second Season
• FXX Renews You're the Worst, Inks Creator Stephen Falk to Overall Deal
• Gigi Does It Canceled By IFC After One Season
• Hollywood Game Night: Season Four Renewal for NBC Series; Returns in January
• NBC Renews The Blacklist for Season Four – The Blacklist Exposed Podcast interview with creator Jon Bokenkamp

Primetime (00:17:08)

We used the specific episodes listed below as a jumping off point to discuss the following five TV shows:

• Master of None – S.1 (00:17:27)
• Marvel's Jessica Jones – S.1 (00:31:27)
• Fresh Off the Boat – S.1 Ep.9, “We Done Son” (00:45:47)
• Undateable – S.2 Ep.7, “A Bachelorette Party Walks Into a Bar” (00:51:30)
• Telenovela – S.1 Ep.1, “Pilot,” & Ep.2, “Evil Twin” (01:02:00) – Check out Jason's Telenovela preview over at TVaholic.com.

Amrie's Reality Check (01:13:49)

Amrie and Kyle briefly talk about Project Runway Junior, Survivor, the America's Next Top Model series finale, The Amazing Race, and MasterChef Junior.

TV Recommendations (01:24:49)

• Jason recommended Netflix's Master of None.
• Amrie recommended Hulu's Casual.
• Kyle recommended The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret – Watch episodes via Amazon Video, DVD, iTunes, or Netflix.

Are you loving NBC's Undateable as much as Amrie and Jason are? Have you got a chance to check out Netflix's Marvel's Jessica Jones or Master of None yet? Are you enjoying ABC's Fresh Off the Boat as much as we are? Where do you stand on NBC's Telenovela? Did you enjoy this week’s discussion? Let us know in the comments, send us an eMail, connect via Twitter @TVtimesThree, or Like us on Facebook.